And We're Off!

Around our house, we start to plan our annual Big Camping Trip in the Fall, so by the time it rolls around in the summer we've been dreaming of it for about 9 months.  We do a lot of research on camp grounds, our driving route, hotels if we are going to need a short stop, places to eat, and things to do.  This year, the research was a little different because our destination was somewhere I have been many times.  Home Sweet Home, Virginia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

My book of trip information, also doubles a souvenir!

The plan was pretty simple.  A week in the Jamestown/Williamsburg area, two weeks in Virginia Beach, and 5 nights in the Outer Banks.  This would be about a month on the road, our longest trip yet!  You might be saying to yourself, how do they afford that? And who has that much time off?  Well, we have two tricks up our sleeves.  First, almost all of our camping would be at military campgrounds.  These places are hidden gems and cost less than $40/night.  Second, Rob was planning to work this trip.  He left us twice while we were camping at the beach to fly trips.  We were comfortable doing this because I was super familiar with the area, my family is close by in case of emergency, and military campgrounds are pretty safe, what with all the armed guards.

Camping, brought to you by coffee!

Anne hadn't had her coffee yet. That's a joke people, I don't give my 6 year old coffee.

The golden dome of the West Virginia state capitol building is always a welcome landmark. This time it was covered for refurbishment.

Our first day was driving from our house to Lewisburg, West VA.  We found a bargain at the state fairgrounds, I think it was $20 for an electric hookup site with water but no sewage.  It was kinda hard to find, the grass was a bit overgrown, but the price was right!  We left saying it was fine for the night but never wanted to see Lewisburg again (the roads were one way and not very camper friendly).  By the end of the trip, we would eat those words.  

Running through the parking lot of the state fairgrounds.

We brought along a little science.

Day two we woke up and drove to our campsite at Cheatham Annex in Yorktown, VA.

The long and straight road.

At the very end of the road? Our first campsite at Cheatham Annex in Williamsburg, Va! But that's a story for next time.

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